Saturday, July 30, 2011

Network and Dial-Up Connections Icons May Be Missing

After you click Start, point to Settings, andthen double-click Network and Dial-up Connections, orRight-Click My Network Places on the desktop and selectproperties, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

The network adapter has a resource conflict with another device, causing the Local Area Connection icon not to be displayed. Note that Device Manager may incorrectly show the device to be working properly.

The Local Area Connection icon may be missing.

The Make New Connection icon may be missing.

When you double-click Make New Connection, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to create the specified connection. This can be causedby insufficient memory or not enough disk space.

To resolve this behavior, use the appropriate method: VerifyThat the Device R...

To resolve this behavior, use the appropriate method:

Verify That the Device Resources Are Correct

To resolve this behavior:

Obtain the network adapter configuration utility from the manufacturer of the network adapter. Typically, you must boot the computer from an MS-DOS or Windows 95/98 Startup disk to run these utilities.

If the network adapter uses jumpers for its settings, verify that the settings do not conflict with another device and manually change them to a resource setting that is not currently in use.

NOTE: You may need to remove all devices except the NIC and add them back one at a time to determine which device the network adapter conflicts with.

Start the Plug and Play Service

To resolve this behavior:

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

Double-click Services and Applications, click Services, and then double-click Plug and Play.